Concept information
Preferred term
simple span task
Definition
- Span task during which subjects are required to temporarily maintain a series of items (digits, words, spatial positions, etc.) without any other concurrent cognitive activity.
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Synonym(s)
- simple span
- simple span test
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Baddeley, A. D., Thomson, N., & Buchanan, M. (1975). Word length and the structure of short-term memory. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 14(6), 575-589. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(75)80045-4
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Conrad, R. (1964). Acoustic confusions in immediate memory. British Journal of Psychology, 55(1), 75–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.1964.tb00899.x
{{#each properties}}• Document type: empirical study
• Access: free
- • Conrad, R., & Hull, A. J. (1964). Information, acoustic confusion and memory span. British Journal of Psychology, 55(4), 429-432. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8295.1964.tb00928.x
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Crannell, C. W., & Parrish, J. M. (1957). A comparison of immediate memory span for digits, letters, and words. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 44, 319–327. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1957.9713089
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Drewnowski, A., & Murdock, B. B. (1980). The role of auditory features in memory span for words. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 6(3), 319–332.
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Jacobs, J. (1887). Experiments on "prehension". Mind, (45), 75–79. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2246990
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
Creator
- Frank Arnould
Has model(s)
Study method of
In other languages
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French
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empan simple
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test d'empan simple
URI
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